Ted Scambos on Marine Ice Cliff Instability
Published On: April 7, 2016
Ted Scambos, Lead Scientist at the National Snow and Ice […]
ClimateCrocks: Is it possible that the most recent study of ice instability in Antarctica is cracking the unstable cliff face of climate denial? (how’s that for a tortured metaphor?)
Not enough information.Above, National Snow and Ice Data Center lead scientist Ted Scambos sketches out the details. Below, I’ve posted Jason Box’s description of how many of the same processes anticipated for Antarctica are already at work in Greenland.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_ice_sheet_instability#Marine_Ice_Cliff_Instability
Tags: 2016, Calving, Marine Ice Cliff Instability, Rapid retreat, Sea Level Rise, Ted Scambos(2023)
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